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The Independentpolitics44 days ago
Rubio Says US Can Maintain Productive Ties With Catholic Church Despite Tensions
Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated the United States can continue a fruitful relationship with the Catholic Church. The comments came during a meeting with the American-born pope amid President Donald Trump's public criticisms of the pontiff over the Iran war and other issues.…
vaticannews.vapolitics44 days agoUpdated
Rubio Meets Pope Leo XIV at Vatican
President Trump said he instructed Secretary of State Marco Rubio to tell Pope Leo that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. Rubio met the pope at the Vatican after weeks of tension between Pope Leo and Trump. Rubio presented the pontiff with a small crystal football following thei…
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politics45 days ago
Book Details Foreign Efforts to Influence 2025 Papal Conclave
A new book by two Vatican reporters describes attempts by foreign leaders and lobbyists to shape the outcome of the 2025 papal conclave. President Trump and others sought an American pope aligned with their views but the cardinals elected Robert Prevost, who took the name Leo XIV…
jns.orgpolitics46 days ago
Trump Criticizes Pope Leo XIV Before Rubio's Vatican Visit
President Donald Trump criticized Pope Leo XIV in a Monday interview, accusing the pontiff of endangering Catholics by opposing Iran's potential acquisition of nuclear weapons. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to meet the pope on Thursday in what the administration des…
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al-monitor.compolitics46 days ago
Vatican Secretary of State Meets with Marco Rubio Amid Tensions Between Trump and Pope Leo
Cardinal Pietro Parolin described President Donald Trump's disparaging attacks on Pope Leo as 'strange, to say the least' on Wednesday. The comments came one day before U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to meet the pope at the Vatican, their first such encounter in…